Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogues

The Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogues is exploring measures that can help economies “bounce back” from the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate economic recovery. The series of Dialogues will address a range of issues, including: good practices in national planning for “bouncing back” from COVID-19; employing big data and digital technology to enhance pandemic responses; policies to strengthen the role of the private sector in COVID-19 recovery; anticipating future health trends to enhance economic responses; and developing effective social protection measures.

The Role of Digital Technologies in the Fight against COVID-19: Korea Telecom's Response

As the number of confirmed cases COVID-19 increased in the Republic of Korea, the need to digitize epidemic investigation activities mandated under the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act became essential.

This presentation focuses on key technical issues involved in developing the national big data platform and the potential collaboration and partnership with developing countries.

Soonman Kwon

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Soonman Kwon is a professor and former dean of the School of Public Health, Seoul National University. He has held visiting positions at the Harvard School of Public Health, London School of Economics, University of Toronto, Peking University, and the University of Bremen. He was the Chief of the Health Sector Group at the Asian Development Bank and is the founding director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health System and Financing.

South Korea’s COVID-19 Response from the District Health Authority Perspective

In the Republic of Korea, the district health authority's responsibility in the overall COVID-19 response are: risk communication, health education, surveillance, coordination of testing, contact tracing, self-quarantine management, and local-level resource allocation. The district health authority’s response follows the Korea CDC’s guidelines, which is now at its seventh edition since the beginning of the outbreak.

Public-private collaboration, central-local coordination, and citizen’s participation are COVID-19-related governance issues at the district level.

Kunhee Park

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Kunhee Park is the Director General of the Sangnoksu District Health Office in Ansan City.  He had worked at WHO's Western Pacific Regional Office as an acting team coordinator, medical officer, and technical officer in the area of health systems, maternal and child health, and country support from 2009 to 2017. He is a medical doctor and holds a Ph.D. in public health (health policy and management) from Seoul National University.

Ten Decisive Scenes in the COVID-19 Response

Two months after the first COVID-19 confirmed case, the Republic of Korea has been commended for its efforts to contain the outbreak. Although the response was not without flaws, their experience is distinct in several respects: (i) early and speedy response, (ii) transparency, and (iii) public-private partnership. This presentation examines ten decisive scenes, which examine the trajectory of the Republic of Korea's national response against the spread of COVID-19.

Digital Opportunities in the COVID-19 Crisis: The Case of the Republic of Korea

Find out more about the Republic of Korea's use of cutting-edge technology, including national big data platform, to manage the COVID-19 outbreak. The webinar was part of a series on digital technology interventions from selected East and Southeast Asian countries.

Jointly organized by ADB's Digital Technology Unit, Health Sector Group, and Urban Sector Group, the webinar series aims to reflect on lessons learned and explore available interventions and solutions that ADB member developing countries can leverage to help improve their health outcomes.

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